Patrol Issues

The Patrol Issues topic page offers news, commentary, analysis, and tactical tips that will help prepare police officers for life on the thin blue line. Suspect contacts, witness interviews, foot pursuits, citizen complaints, angry sergeants, and endless report writing are day-to-day activities for a patrol officer who knows that the “routine” is anything but routine.

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CLEVELAND — Nine years ago, Detective Robert Clark was fatally shot by a fugitive who, hours earlier, had been in an Ohio jail.
A fugitive who had to be let go, because Florida wouldn't pick him up.
"They should have extradited — there was no excuse," said Clark's father.
"It's just hard to understand. ... You get really disillusioned the more you learn"